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Switzerland Qualifies Brunner Mixed-reality DA42 Sim

Lufthansa Aviation Training will use the simulator in its pilot training program

Brunner Elektronik’s mixed-reality Novasim MR DA42 flight simulator — Brunner Elektronik’s mixed-reality Novasim MR DA42 flight and navigation procedures trainer combines 360-degree views of the outside world and aircraft with real controls that enable highly accurate training scenarios.

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

June 10, 2025

The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation has issued the first qualification to EASA standards for Brunner Elektronik’s mixed-reality Novasim MR DA42 FNPT (flight and navigation procedures) II flight simulator. Lufthansa Aviation Training will use the simulator in its pilot training program.

Replicating the diesel-powered Diamond DA42, the Novasim MR DA42 includes a motion base. Instead of a large visual display, pilots view the outside world using a Varjo XR-4 mixed-reality headset, which has pass-through viewing so the pilot can see and interact with real cockpit avionics and controls. An advantage of this type of simulator is that the pilot can see in any direction; the field of view isn’t limited by screens positioned outside traditional simulators. The Novasim MR DA42’s imagery is provided by FlightSafety International’s Vital 1150 image generator, replicating the same quality as a level-D simulator.

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